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" The Prisoner and the Chaplain is about two men; one man awaiting execution, the other man listening to his story. As the hours drain away, the chaplain must decide if the prisoner's story is an off-the-cuff confession or a last bid for salvation. As the chaplain listens he realizes a life has many stories, and he has his own story to tell. Each man is guilty in his own way, and their stories have led them to the same room, a room that only one of them will leave alive. If you had only twelve hours left to live, what would you have to say?"
I've always loved the simplicity of books or movies that take place in one room with only two characters. When done well it can be a very effective setting for a story to unfold. This one was well done. There is a suspenseful intensity that drives the novel forward, because the clock is literally ticking during this prisoner's last 12 hours. I liked the humble nature of the Chaplain and though there are some brutal moments in some of the scenes, albeit it gently handled (we are talking death row here folks), it is a reflective probe into the life of one criminal.
Incidentally, the author, a teacher of creative writing at the University of Toronto, also runs a bookstore in Peterborough called Hunter Street Books.


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It's a wrap for HBO's 'True Blood'
NEW YORK (AP) — It's a wrap for the sexy supernaturals on HBO's "True Blood."
The network said Tuesday that the series will end next year, following a 10-episode season that will begin in the summer. That will be the show's seventh season.
The series stars Anna Paquin as Sookie Stackhouse. Paquin works with her husband, actor Stephen Moyer, who plays a vampire. The real-life couple became parents of twins last year.
The show has been a hit for HBO at a time it was looking for something new. Episodes averaged more than 10 million viewers for the sixth season, which concluded last month.

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The 10,000m² indoor world at SENSAPOLIS offers guaranteed fun for all age groups: from toddlers and children to teenagers and adults. Air-conditioned, all-weather and with places to eat, too, it is a cross between a theme park, science centre and playground. With so many attractions under one roof, it's hard for kids to know where to start first: should they explore the magnificent rooms and dark secret passages of the fairytale castle dressed as a prince or princess? Or sail the seven seas in the pirate ship on the hunt for treasure? But that's not all. In the huge space ship Second Solar they get to fly on space bikes through a barrage of asteroids and do battle with aliens. The exhibition 'The Universe and us' on the upper floor of the space ship provides answers to fascinating questions such as how galaxies, shooting stars and black holes come into being.
In the SENSAPOLIS climbing area, kids can tackle the high-ropes course at a height of 14 metres, right beneath the roof of the hall, ascend the climbing volcano or test their agility on the adventure trail. There are 16 awesome slides, some of which are not for the faint-hearted! In the edutainment area, kids are encouraged to experiment, get hands-on and learn new things. Explorers of all ages use the interactive exhibits here to find out how our world works, while learning about exciting aspects of science, technology and the Earth's history. An added bonus is the Kinderland, which is aimed at toddlers aged from twelve months. The idea of this journey of discovery for the very smallest visitors is to get everyone involved in the action. Whether they're enjoying the high-speed slide, the high-ropes course or the high-octane space flight – dodging asteroids and doing battle with aliens – one thing's for certain: your kids will be having lots of fun! After all, it's always playtime at SENSAPOLIS!
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Beantown .NET Special Event – Rocky Lhotka on UI Design Patterns - April 29th
Rocky Lhotka (blog), the respected author, Regional Director, MVP, and technologist from Magenic, will be visiting with the Beantown .NET User Group on April 29th at 6 PM. Rocky will be covering UI design patterns in a session titled "CSLA .NET as the 'M' in MVC/MVP/MVVM".
The Beantown .NET User Group has recently moved to Microsoft's Cambridge, MA facility (aka "NERD") and is run by Benjamin Day (also an MVP!)
RSVP and view the session details on Ben's blog .
Rocky is a natural speaker and very knowledgeable, so don't miss this opportunity to hear from one of the best!


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YORKTOWN — Riverwalk Restaurant in Yorktown has changed hands.
Mario Buffa, who has operated Joe and Mimma's restaurant in Grafton with his family for more than 40 years, is the new owner, according to a release from the York County Economic Development Authority.
Buffa purchased the restaurant from Tom Austin, who has decided to scale back his business in order to spend more time with family. Austin also owns Berret's Seafood Restaurant and Taphouse Grill off Merchants Square in Williamsburg.
Buffa plans to introduce a new menu over time and will construct a permanent outdoor roof to extend the outdoor dining season, both scheduled to be completed by Memorial Day 2013.
The new owner also has leased the nearby space formerly occupied by the retail store, Stars and Stripes, where he will open a casual restaurant with a wood-fired pizza oven and a selection of micro-brews. There'll be live music each week and outdoor seating as well. Buffa hopes to have it open by mid-May.
Riverwalk Restaurant. 323 Water St., Yorktown. 757-875-1522. www.riverwalkrestaurant.net.


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So, in delightful news, Lea Michele is writing a book that will be out next spring. That in itself is fun, yes -- it's going to be "part memoir, part how-to and part style guide" and I am very much looking forward to a how-to of getting the stomp-dance in "Mama Who Bore Me" just right -- but this alone is not the reason for my delight.
The book is titled "Brunette Ambition". Just let that sink in for a second.
What I love about this is how straight-up honest it is, because Lea Michele is incapable of being anything other than overly earnest about everything she does. Also, in invoking that title, she's urging us to remember – to compare her – to one of the most overtly ambitious women in music history. She may not be Madonna but she by-God wants to be.
This? This is why I can't dislike her. This is why she is so endearing to me. It's about the ambition, and how to harness that, first and foremost. She has the talent, sure. Like millions of others. She had the looks - with some minor modifications. It's not about "do I have what it takes", but "how do I control this great aching need in my belly to do this and be seen and be known?" That's what Lea Michele's book is going to be about and, given that she's still speaking to my 11 year old self and millions like me, I imagine it will be a good seller.
But then again, I don't know. I have always been irritated by cool-girl actresses (well, cool people in general) who talk about how they were discovered in a mall, or just happened to "bump into" someone who was casting. You know what? BULLSH-T. Casting people are busy. Maybe you bumped into them the first time, but then you still went for the six rounds of auditions including producers and studio and network. I hate the too cool for school aspect – but people love to emulate those girls. For the rest of us, there is Ms. Michele.
Lea Michele wanted all of this so hard it hurts. Read her quote about why she's writing the book:
"There wasn't a guidebook when I was growing up, that detailed everything I would need to do, and know, to get where I am today. But I believe I can write one of sorts: not a how-to-make-it-in-show-business book, but a guide to harnessing tenacity, passion, enthusiasm and hard work to make your dreams come true."
Harnessing tenacity, passion, enthusiasm – i.e. not crying on the bathroom floor because you are not yet where you want to be, and the suburb you live in seems SO FAR from anywhere. Ahem. This is actually Lea Michele's greatest achievement. Not merely the getting there. Being the star of shows and regarded as a talent? That, she implies, is relatively simple.It's harnessing the desperate longing so that you look like a functional human being as opposed to the sucking hole of would-be adoration that you are.
And I love her for it.
(Lainey: here's Lea doing her harnessing at a FOX party last night in LA.)


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Difficulty: Easy-moderate. The many trails in the park make up about 10 miles over fairly even terrain. Most recommended loop hikes are less than 2 miles.
How to get there: From the intersection of Route 2 and Route 23 in Canaan, drive west on Route 2 (Main Street) for 1.1 mile. There are two entrances to Lake George Regional Park, one on the east side of the lake (Lake George Drive East on Google Maps) and one on the west side of the lake (West Lake George Park Road on Google Maps). Both entrances will be on your right. The east entrance will come first. In the winter, a parking lot is open to the right near the beginning of the east entrance drive. The gate at the end of the driveway will be closed, blocking the larger summer parking lot. Summer and winter parking is also available at the end of the west entrance driveway, by the boat launch.
Information: Established in 1992, Lake George Regional Park is a day-use, 520-acre park owned by the State of Maine, leased through an agreement by the towns of Skowhegan and Canaan, and managed by Lake George Corporation, which consists of 10 appointed members (five from Skowhegan and five from Canaan).
A former summer camp at the southern end of Lake George, the park has 10,000 feet of shorefront and two sandy beaches. Today, more than 20,000 people visit the park each year for swimming, picnicking, hiking, snowshoeing, skiing, camping, fishing, boating and wildlife watching.
Lake George, which stretches 1.5 miles long, is surrounded by low hills, including Foster, Goodwin, Pinnacle and Whittemore hills. Archaeological digs by the lake in 1992, unearthed primitive stone tools that date back 8,000-11,000 years ago, indicating that people have visited the shores of the lake since the end of the last Ice Age.
The east side of Lake George Regional Park is a trail network known as the Alphabet Trails (every intersection is marked with a letter), which are groomed in the winter for cross-country skiing. The trailhead from the summer parking lot starts at "A," and from the winter parking lot starts at "B." The network provides access to the bald summit of Pinnacle Hill (also known as Jewel Hill), which provides a beautiful view of Lake George and nearby hills.
Snowmobiling is permitted on a single trail on the east side of the park during the winter, which runs from the Canaan Elementary School through intersections "T," "S," "V," "U," and "Z" on the of the Alphabet Trails. All other trails are closed to motor vehicles year round.
The east side of the park also includes the 1.4 White Trail, a loop trail that traces the east shore of Lake George and is open to skiers, horses, hikers and bikers.
The west side of the park is where most park events take place, including school group activities, weddings, family reunions and day camps. It includes vernal pools and a network of trails — Foster Hill Trail, Hemlock Trail, Moose Trail, Fisher Hill Trail, Porcupine Trail, Muir Trail and Podooc Trail — ideal for hiking and winter snowshoeing. Major park events include the Annual Fishing Derby held each February, and the Lake George Fiddle Festival and Maine Mountain Bike Challenge held each fall.
Pets are prohibited May-September. The park is open sunrise to sunset, year round; and visitors can access the park even if the gates are closed.
The Lake George Corporation, which maintains the park for public use, is a nonprofit entity and does not receive state funding. Therefore, maintenance of the park relies on user fees, program fees, grants, special fundraisers and volunteer contributions. General one-day admission to the park is $4 for adults; $1 for children 5-11; and free for children younger than 5, senior citizens 65 older and disabled veterans. Season passes cost $20 for residents of Canaan or Skowhegan; $25 for nonresidents; $40 for a family of residents of Canaan or Skowhegan; and $50 for a family of nonresidents. The park also offers special group fees. For information, visit www.lakegeorgepark.org or call 474-1292.
Personal note: The George Lake Regional Park looks like it would be a great place to snowshoe, though there wasn't quite enough snow for that when I visited the park in December. My hiking buddy and I spent half a day at the park and didn't even make it to the trail network on the west side of Lake George, which includes a vernal pool and several intersecting trails.


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Frederik Roijé was born in the eastern part of the Netherlands. He graduated in 2001 from the renowned Design Academy in Eindhoven. Here his preference to interior products was already visible.
He now reveals his new work, a limited edition titled 'SQUARES': "It is a period in time that asks for reflection. We need to reinvent our being. 'SQUARES' is the reinvention of traditional furniture. Confusing objects waiting to be reflected."
Chairs, seaters and even a life-size rocking horse, symbol of strength and beauty, have been designed. All pieces are made of wood using the latest CNC techniques, finished with durable coating. "Products have a habit of disappearing because of their functionality. I want to prevent this by giving products an additional value. This value is the story behind the product."


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How music supervisors create iconic TV moments
Updated by Grant Rindner l Sep 15, 2017
When Susan Jacobs took home the first-ever Outstanding Music Supervision Emmy Award at the Creative Arts Emmys on September 10 for her work on the HBO miniseries Big Little Lies, her win represented not only a triumph for the veteran TV music supervisor but a major milestone for an industry that has been instrumental in shaping some of television's most memorable scenes.
Whether it was Sia's "Breathe Me" on Six Feet Under, or "Zou Bisou Bisou" on Mad Men, or that infamous OC scene with Imogen Heap's "Hide and Seek," a well-placed song can amplify the emotional intensity and resonance of a moment, elevating it to fame. And while a flawless pairing of scene and soundtrack can feel perfectly serendipitous, these moments are almost always the result of someone poring through thousands of tracks and spending hours working with the show's creative team to find exactly the right tune, to say nothing of securing permission to use it. That's the job of the music supervisor, in a nutshell.
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KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Even though the Toronto Blue Jays have plenty of new faces after a winter makeover, newcomer Josh Johnson said the team's already one big happy family.
Johnson struck out five in 3 2/3 hitless innings to lead the Blue Jays past a split-squad of Atlanta Braves 7-1 on Friday.
Kris Medlen started for Atlanta and allowed three earned runs, including a homer to Anthony Gose. He struck out three and allowed five hits in four innings, his longest outing so far.
Johnson, who went 8-14 with a 3.81 ERA for the Miami Marlins last season, was acquired over the winter and lowered his spring ERA to 1.17. He struck out four of the last five batters he faced. He said he and the rest of the new Jays have meshed well.
"We are all getting used to each other," Johnson said. "I'm feeling good about it and so is everyone else. The difference between here and last season (in Miami) is tremendous. This was like a family as soon as we started."
Johnson has been working on a changeup this spring and plans to add it to his repertoire once the season opens when he will join newcomers R.A. Dickey and Mark Buehrle in the starting rotation to go along with Brandon Morrow and Ricky Romero.
"Right now I am just trying to fit in and keep the ball down," Johnson said. "Some of my pitches were all over the place last year. I am feeling good right now."
Toronto manager John Gibbons said he has no problems with Johnson, or anyone else on his staff, for that matter.
"Josh has been fantastic," Gibbons said. "He is showing stuff I never saw until this year. He has better command than I ever saw before."
Medlin went 10-1 with a 1.57 ERA mostly in relief for the Braves last season.
"I was getting ahead of hitters, but I was getting the ball too far over the plate," Medlen said. "I was ahead, but I couldn't put them away. I threw strikes, but they were strikes that were too good."
Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez agreed with Medlen's assessment.
"He was around the plate and that's what matters right now," Gonzalez said. "He's fine. I'm not worried about a spring training game."
Gose was 3-for-4 with two RBIs to improve his spring average to .375. Rajai Davis had two hits and three RBIs for the Blue Jays, who led 5-1 after the fifth inning.
The Braves had only two hits, both singles. One came from newly acquired B.J. Upton who raised his spring average to .323.
Notes: The homer by Gose gave the Blue Jays their 19th homer of the spring, highest in the Grapefruit League. ... Ricky Romero will start on Saturday at Dunedin against the Tigers' Doug Fister. . Gibbons raved about Gose, who is batting .375 this spring and stole 49 bases between stints in Triple A Las Vegas and Toronto last year. "His time is coming," Gibbons said. "He might not be here at the start, but he's not just a speed runner. He has a lot of pop in that bat." .... Mike Minor will make his first start of the spring in Tampa against the New York Yankees. New York will start Jose Ramirez and Mariano Rivera is set to make his spring debut.


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October 30, 2012
A Flutter of Butterflies by Michael Braby with Penny Olsen
This enchanting look at historical depictions of Australian moths and butterflies uses resources held by the National Library of Australia. Nine artists are featured ranging from 1770s to the present. Some pictures are for scientific study and some are for pleasure. Each artist has their own chapter, a short biography and a discussion of their work. Find out about the early history of Duntroon, fall in love with the Spotted Jezebel, or just enjoy the lovely pictures. Michael Braby is a leading authority on the topic but the book is aimed at general interest level.
Labels: art, Australia, biology, butterflies, Duntroon, natural history
October 29, 2012
More Magazines
More great magazines available at your library. Click the title to view more details.
Labels: digital shelves, magazine
October 26, 2012
Book review: The Thirty Six
Something that fascinates me about first-hand accounts of the holocaust is the tone used by the narrators. It may be due to the fact that most stories have needed to be translated, but I have found all I have read on this topic to be quite blunt and spare. It is minimalist writing; the kind where the facts are told without much added description and the narrative moves from event to event with little reflection. Perhaps this is because many of the tellers of these stories were not writers by profession, but I think it is also a product of that specific kind of experience.
Being subjected routinely to acts of incredible cruelty, living on adrenaline and having to endure unthinkable suffering, there is little time for introspection. Every day of having survived might come as a surprise, nothing is taken for granted and allowing emotions to surface could potentially destroy a person. The way these people write reflects that mentality, as though their experiences seem surreal to them or as though it happened to someone else.
The Thirty Six is a wonderful story due to the positivity of Siegrich in spite of the appalling nature of what he endured. I couldn't stop reading it, fascinated by the insanity of it all and disgusted by the fact that it was a true story. Mr Siegrich I have a lot of respect for, and I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to know more about what people are capable of, in both survival and cruelty. This is a profoundly affecting book. I am still upset reflecting on the fact that these things happened to such a lovely gentleman, and so many others did not make it out of the death camps.
October 25, 2012
Read All the Magazines!
I'm not suggesting you take us literally- but if you've ever forked out for a some magazine fun on a bus ride, you'll appreciate that you can simply pop in to your local library and grab the goss for free. Here are some of our titles- we'll post more over the next month. Just click to find out more about our holdings.
Labels: digital shelves, magazine
October 23, 2012
A fine and Private Place by Christobel Kent
An Italian murder mystery to rival the best atmospheric crime stories coming out of Scandinavia. A grim and brooding remote castle houses a collection of artists on retreat. The director of the retreat is killed in a car accident, or is it murder? Sandro Cellini, a former police officer now dealing with life as a PI enlists the help of a sensitive young woman working at the castle to solve the riddle of the director's life and death. The emotions and egos swirl like the falling snowflakes as the soft snow blankets the countryside and covers up the clues. The investigators learn as much about themselves as they do about their suspects and the truth is finally laid bare. Recommended reading.
October 22, 2012
Snappy Short Stories: A Booklist
Prefer your fiction in bite-size portions? There's nothing like a good short story to pour over in your coffee break or just before bed. Try these short story compilations available at Camden and Narellan libraries.
The Best Australian Stories 2011
Labels: booklist, Short Stories
October 15, 2012
Thumbs Up- Recommendations by Library Members
Ever wanted to know what other people are reading? Well here's your chance-check out these recommended reads that were given the thumbs up by library members during the Camden Reads Program 2012. Got your own suggestions? Levae them in the comment box below.
Becoming Scarlett – Ciara Geraghty
About Last Night- Adele Parks
The Thirty Six – Siegmund Siegreich
Wolfsbane – Andrea Cremer
Clockwork Prince - Cassandra Clare
Hallowed by Cynthia Hand
The Thread by Victoria Hislop
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Legacy by Danielle Steel
Becoming Scarlett – Ciara Geraghty
About Last Night- Adele Parks
The Thirty Six – Siegmund Siegreich
Wolfsbane – Andrea Cremer
Clockwork Prince - Cassandra Clare
Hallowed by Cynthia Hand
The Thread by Victoria Hislop
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Legacy by Danielle Steel
Labels: booklist
October 11, 2012
Camden Fiction
Camden Library routinely displays new fiction on their special new fiction display in the fiction area. Take a browse or select some of these books by clicking the title.
Labels: digital shelves, Fiction
October 08, 2012
Naval Knockouts: Maritime Fiction Booklist
Whether it's a historic tale about the navy and pirates, or a contemporary account of submarines and military valour, we have plenty of maritime-themed fiction to keep the sailor at heart content. You can keep an eye out for the naval fiction sticker (an anchor) at both branches, or take a look at these good reads below. Have your own to recommend? Comment at the end of this post!
October 04, 2012
Digital Shelves: Camden Non-Fiction
There's something a little bit enchanting about these book niches at Camden and Narellan libraries. But for sure, the one's are Camden are best, peeping out from the shelves with little gems on offer. We always put really interesting non-fiction here- bits and pieces that would surprise and compel any reader. Why not take a look at these? Click the books to see more (or pop in to Camden!)
Labels: digital shelves, Non-Fiction
October 01, 2012
National Year of Reading: Explore
This month's theme is Explore! The National Year of Reading initiative is focusing on all sorts of adventurous, interesting and fascinating books this month to lure you out into the wide world. We've compiled a few great reads here about different places and times, new landscapes and mindsets, but why not suggest your own? Comment in the box below.
Battle: A Visual Journey through 5000 years of Combat by R.G. Grant
The Age of Empires by Robert Aldritc
3001 the Final Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
In the Footsteps of Mallory and Irvine: The Final Dream by Mark MacKenzie
Berlin Syndrome by Melanie Joosten
A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle
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OpenTable is pleased to announce the winners of the 2011 Diners' Choice Awards for the top 50 restaurants with notable wine lists. Derived from more than 10 million reviews submitted by OpenTable diners for more than 12,000 restaurants in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, the list of honorees is a terrific guide for oenophiles.
This geographically diverse list of winners, which includes Aureole in Las Vegas, Frasca Food and Wine in Boulder, RN74 in Seattle, and Veritas in New York, highlights 50 restaurants in 21 different states. California, arguably home to the nation's best wine producers, boasts an impressive 11 award-winning restaurants. New York, Maryland and Virginia establishments took four spots apiece, while North Carolina and Washington boasted three each. Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Michigan and Nevada are home to two honorees each, while additional states to earn a place on the list include Connecticut, Kansas, Ohio, Oregon, Texas and Wisconsin, among others.
"The entire team at RN74 is very grateful to be honored for our wine list. We strive to offer not only the best of Burgundy, but the best our local wineries have to offer, and we're very proud of both. We are working diligently to introduce our guests to new and exciting wines, and we plan to grow our list by double this coming year," said Eric Perlin, the general manager at award-winning restaurant RN74 Seattle.
Congratulations to all the winners. Diners, what restaurant boasts your favorite wine list? Weigh in here or on Facebook!


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text: Media 29 March 2013 WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Melanie Philips stole my Muslim transsexual baby, forcing me to eat my cat, which gave me cancer The claim that the public benefits from a "raucous press" is almost entirely fictional. In the meantime, the likes of Lucy Meadows are trampled on. Sign UpGet the New Statesman's Morning Call email. Sign-up I have never had any dealings with Melanie Phillips, never had a baby and never eaten cat (to the best of my knowledge – although, these days who can say with certainty?). I just thought it appropriate to emblazon a sensational title across the top of this piece, which has nothing whatsoever to do with its content or the truth. My thinking was, in the words of Kelvin MacKenzie, "If it sounds right, lob it in." This is, apparently, the way in which a "raucous press" must be allowed to behave, otherwise Britain will turn into Iran or North Korea or both at the same time. Essentially, "raucous" boils down to the idea that the public should put up with papers behaving badly, because there are significant benefits. This is the plain argument behind all the elegant rhetoric. And it's not a bad one, but it must be accompanied by an explanation of the benefits, tangible, rather than theoretic. There is an unacknowledged tension at the centre of the debate. The free press is already unfree – there, I said it. Ninety per cent of national titles are owned by a very small group of billionaires, the majority of them based abroad. The international Press Freedom Index, compiled largely from the responses of people in or related to the industry, ranked the UK at 29 this year. The top country according to the index is Finland, which has a system of self regulation, fully underpinned by statute, very similar to what is being proposed. There is a business aspect to what we do. We work for commercial organisations with commercial considerations. The environment is so highly competitive that it can push journalists to excess. It is a great myth to suggest that the public interest is the primary preoccupation of these companies. It may be in the mix – for some more than others – but dominant is the imperative to sell copies and generate website traffic. The public interest and the commercial interest can, and often do, clash. Inside our heads, we might be Superman, vigilante hero from Krypton. To the world, we're just Clark Kent, salaried employee of the Daily Planet. If we want people to collectively and individually support a request for special dispensation, we must demonstrate what they might get in return. Otherwise, it is just a carte blanche to vandalise people's lives for some romanticised past or speculative future good. If we wish to put ourselves forward as defenders of constitutional freedom and democracy, then we have to take that role seriously. Having hissy fits about state involvement in our own regulation, while applauding Theresa May for trying to impose her will on the Qatada case, is hypocrisy. A constitutional role is not a Groucho Marx nose on a bit of elastic, to be worn only when it suits one. Then, there is the total denial of the cavalier "lob it in" attitude which brought the inhabitants of the Fourth Estate to the cusp of their first ASBO. Such a lack of contrition and reflection is an insurmountable obstacle to rehabilitation. It reinforces the argument that we cannot regulate ourselves. Cheap, personal attacks on celebrities who support statutory regulation are symptoms of our very malaise. Louise Mensch's "two Churchillian fingers" to Hacked Off, is an insult to the ordinary people who found themselves at the centre of a press feeding frenzy. How can anyone trust an industry to put its own house in order when it suggests, increasingly, that it did nothing wrong? Many point to the MPs' expenses scandal as the brightest recent example of the press holding the powerful to account. But let us also remember that the story was exposed and pursued largely by papers, which did not engage in the sort of conduct which was the subject of the Leveson inquiry. As a matter of fact, Rebekah Brooks turned down the story when it was brought to her. Perhaps minor celebrity A had been telescopically photographed putting Appendix X into minor celebrity B that day, so space was scarce. The truth is that if anybody illegally hacks the phones of a few hundred powerful people, they will occasionally come up with stories which are in the public interest. It does not follow that this was their motive. "Anything bad that happened is already unlawful", is a popular argument. But what about the death of Lucy Meadows and the way she was treated by the media? Is that not a perfect example of conduct which may not have been unlawful, but could have been covered by a strong code of ethics? "It's covered by existing regulation", a colleague suggested (apparently articles 3, 4 and 6 of the PCC code), "the issue, as ever, is one of enforcement, not a lack of rules". To whom is this plea for better enforcement directed? It can't be to the police, whom the press had been bribing into breaking the law. It can't be to the state, which the press resolutely rejects as an overseer. It can't be to the PCC (or a variation thereof) which has shown itself to be completely ineffective. It can't be to individuals within the press itself – if there were a general understanding that this kind of reporting is wrong, it wouldn't have happened. So, who is left to oversee us? We have corrupted, manipulated and undermined all other instruments of regulation, only to bleat about the enforced remaining alternatives. Membership of the PCC is proof that newspapers accept the principle that they must operate within restraints which go beyond what is merely unlawful. The rejection of a robust way of enforcing such a code shows that they are only happy to do so in circumstances where enforcement is weak and toothless. In other words, we will agree to comply, provided we can get away with not complying. I have a lot of sympathy for constitutional arguments against state involvement. But when the continuum between an unfettered press and self regulation has been tried and has failed, what is left? We have made it very clear what we don't like, but not what alternative we propose. This is the question to which I have not yet seen a cogent answer. 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snaked - cron as it should be. Or shouldn't? Please vote!
# import old cron jobs (TO BE IMPLEMENTED)
snaked --import-crontabs
# generate sample configuration (discussed below) in /etc/snaked
snaked --sample-config
# check which jobs are configured
snaked --show-config
# run in the foreground (CTRL-C to exit)
snaked --debug
# run in the background
snaked --daemon
snaked is a job scheduler, just like cron, which has several unique features making it much more flexible and useful than any other cron implementation.
It is heavily tested on Linux and FreeBSD but might (and hopefully with your help will) be run on any Perl + POSIX compliant system.
limit job execution time
You can choose to configure the maximum limit of time for each job to finish. If job doesn't finish in time it is killed. The limit is independently configurable for each job. Forget about lockf, ps -ef | grep -v grep and cron jobs being run twice and more times concurrently.
You can also configure the upper limit of execution time of any job of the given snaked instance. This global limit is checked independently of the individual job execution time limits.
unique job id and job dependencies
Each snaked job has its unique job identifier which is used to configure job dependencies: for any job you can specify other jobs (addressed by their identifiers) which shouldn't be run with this job concurrently.
So if job A is being executed and time comes to start job B which is configured as conflicting with job A, then the start of job B is postponed until job A is finished.
more often than once a minute
snaked allows jobs to be run more often than once a minute.
Actually snaked supports two execution schedule formats: old cron format with not less than a minute time resolution and snaked job schedule format which specifies how often the jobs is run in seconds, making it possible to run job even once a second!
run from any user, root is not required
Although configuration example below shows snaked run from root, this is not a requirement. snaked doesn't require any specific super-user privileges. Just specify configuration path (with --cfg parameter) accessible by snaked (that's why default log path for example points to /tmp) and run it from any user.
snaked configuration is a directory which contains global instance options (each option in separate file) and associated job definitions where job definition is also a directory with each job option stored in a separate file:
|-- admin_email
|-- jobs
| |-- every_hour
| | |-- cmd
| | `-- execution_schedule
| |-- every_ten_seconds
| | |-- cmd
| | `-- execution_interval
| `-- fast_job
| |-- cmd
| |-- conflicts
| `-- execution_interval
`-- log
Above shown configuration (run "snaked --sample-config" from root to get it) defines admin_email for the snaked instance (optional, defaults to root) and log file path (optional, defaults to /tmp/snaked.log):
testing18:/etc/snaked# cat admin_email
testing18:/etc/snaked# cat log
There are three jobs named every_hour, every_ten_seconds and fast_job which append the result of 'uptime' command to /tmp/snaked_every_hour, /tmp/snaked_ten_seconds and /tmp/snaked_fast_job. This is done by running 'cmd' file which resides in job directory -- shell script in sample configuration, this can be any executable allowed by underlying operating system:
testing18:/etc/snaked/jobs/every_hour# ls -l cmd
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 2010-07-07 00:24 cmd
testing18:/etc/snaked/jobs/every_hour# file cmd
cmd: POSIX shell script text executable
First job, every_hour, has a parameter execution_schedule which is an old cron schedule example (parsed by Schedule::Cron::Events):
testing18:/etc/snaked/jobs/every_hour# cat execution_schedule
0 * * * *
Two other jobs use snaked execution_interval schedule, specifying that every_ten_seconds job should be run once in ten seconds, and fast_job should be run once in every second.
testing18:/etc/snaked/jobs/every_ten_seconds# cat execution_interval
testing18:/etc/snaked/jobs/fast_job# cat execution_interval
To make it a bit more explanatory we've defined conflicts option for fast_job which specifies that fast_job should not be run if every_ten_seconds is running:
testing18:/etc/snaked/jobs/fast_job# cat conflicts
Which translates to "try to run 'fast_job' as often as once a second, but wait if 'every_ten_seconds' job is running".
- admin_email
Optional. Where to send emails about failing jobs. Defaults to root.
- log
Optional. Name of the log filename which holds all the log messages including informational and error messages. Defaults to /tmp/snaked.log.
- log_errors
Optional. Name of the log filename used only for error messages. Defaults to nothing, turning off separate error logging.
- log_rotate_size
Optional. Size of the log file after which it is rotated. Defaults to 10 MB.
- log_rotate_keep_copies
Optional. Number of rotated log files to preserve. Defaults to 2.
- max_job_time
Optional. Specifies maximum exeuction time limit for all the jobs. Defaults to 2 hours.
- pidfile
Optional. Filename of the pidfile where snaked stores the pid of its main process. Defaults to nothing, which does not generate any pidfile.
- spool_directory
Optional. Directory which is used to write detailed status and debugging information (if configured).
Defaults to /tmp/snaked.spool__etc_snaked
- admin_email
Optional. Where to send emails about failures of this job. Defaults to global admin_email option (and overrides it).
- cmd
Mandatory. Executable with correct file permissions (executable bit on) which is allowed by underlying operating system. Can be shell script or binary.
- disabled
Optional. Existing file specifies that this job should not be run (see also --enable-jobs and --disable-jobs command line parameters)
- execution_interval, execution_schedule
Only one parameter, execution_interval or execution_schedule, is allowed and is mandatory for one job. execution_interval specifies number of seconds (positive integer) between invocations of cmd. execution_schedule specifies standard cron format schedule (first five fields) for the job.
- execution_timeout
Optional. Specifies time limit for the job, in seconds. Defaults to nothing, turning time limit off.
- kill_timeout
Optional. Specifies time in seconds between TERM and KILL signals sent to the job when snaked needs to stop the job (when snaked stop or restarts, when job runs too long). Defaults to 60 seconds.
- notification_interval
Optional. Time period in seconds. Job failure emails are not sent more often than this time period. First email is sent after first time period of constant failures. This option is used to suppress emails about accidental job failures. Defaults to 0, which turns the feature off (delivers email on every job failure).
- start_random_sleep
Optional. Time period in seconds which specifoes random first run shift in time for the job. Defaults to 0, which turns the feature off.
- conflicts
Optional. Space/line separated list of job identifiers which should wait while this job is running. If any job from this list is currently being executed then the job owning the option will not be executed. Defaults to nothing, allowing the job to be run independently of the status of any other job.
snaked organizes conflicting jobs into job groups, running every job from the job group one by one (if the time for the job has come). This guarantees that every conflicting job is run from time to time though its start time might be shifted because of waiting for the conflicting jobs.
- --daemon or --debug [--cfg PATH]
Two main (and mutually exclusive) command-line parameters are --daemon (run in background) and --debug (run in foreground).
--cfg option specifies snaked configuration which is to be used for this snaked copy (defaults to /etc/snaked)
You can run several independent daemons with different configurations.
- --stop [--cfg PATH] [--wait]
Request snaked to be stopped. With --wait option this request will not return until snaked is actually stopped.
- --configure [--cfg PATH]
Request snaked to reread configuration.
- --restart [--cfg PATH]
Request snaked to restart. With --wait option this request will not return until snaked is actually restarted.
- --status [--cfg PATH]
Check whether snaked runs.
This is done by traversing all the running processes and finding those which name matches snaked --cfg PATH. If --cfg parameter is not specified then PATH defaults to /etc/snaked
- --detailed-status [--cfg PATH]
Dumps detailed state information into spool_directory.
- --version
Show snaked version.
- --show-config [--cfg PATH]
Dumps the configuration.
- --enable-jobs <JOB_LIST> [--cfg PATH]
For every job in JOB_LIST (space separated) remove special 'disabled' file from job directory and request snaked to reread configuration.
- --disable-jobs <JOB_LIST> [--cfg PATH]
For every job in JOB_LIST (space separated) add special 'disabled' file tojob directory and request snaked to reread configuration.
- --add-job <JOB_NAME> --execution_interval N --cmd BASH_TEXT [--cfg PATH]
Add job named JOB_NAME to the snaked configuration pointed to by PATH (defaults to /etc/snaked). execution_interval is set to N, cmd is set to BASH_TEXT (protect shell special characters with quotes).
Other job parameters can be specified as well.
- --delete-jobs <JOB_LIST> [--cfg PATH]
Delete jobs from snaked configuration pointed to by PATH (defaults to /etc/snaked). This command does actually removes whole job directory, consider using --disable-jobs <JOB_LIST> as it is safer.
- --modify-job <JOB_NAME> <--parameter> <value> [--cfg PATH]
Replace current value of parameter of the specified job with new value in the snaked configuration pointed to by PATH (defaults to /etc/snaked)
- --sample-config [PATH]
Populate PATH or /etc/snaked (must not exist) with sample configuration
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Denis Barov
Maxim Dementyev
Eugene Fedotov
Andrey Grunau
Andrey Ignatov
Oleg Leksunin
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Alexey Simakov
Dmitrij Tejblum
Julie S Ukhlicheva
Anton Ustyugov
Andrey Zonov
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Having the books organized in one area, will make it easier for you to grab for them, when needed.
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A fairly quiet day at Carrington but at least in decent weather.The players came out in a mixture of blue and yellow tops which made me wonder and my suspicions were confirmed immediately after the Peller's briefing when all the ones in blue went inside.They were basically the ones who played the full game v Chelsea so clearly care is being taken with the regular players to not overdo it.
No doubt they would work on some stuff inside.The only 2 from the team who stayed out were Silva and Zaba but they only did some jogging around with a physio.Sadly the curtains had to go up today as paps were around.Prior to that though I got the impression there was a good buzz amongst the players which carried on through the session I watched.
Getting his constitutional as he does very often was skipper Tony Book and after a few laps he stayed around to watch.Would love to know his thoughts on this squad.Anyway there were just 10 outfield players remaining which quickly became 9 taking part in all the usual warm up jogs,stretching a short sharp fitness routines.
Then it was into keep ball circles which MP took an even closer interest in than usual.One of the keepers joined in, taking it in turn, and Micah enjoyed taking Joe out in one tackle.MP was shouting ( as much as he does) encouragement and instructions before a quick break more stretches and then into one larger circle for all 10 players.Comedy moments involving Alex and Micah as Costel was called over to join in.MP was really working them hard to get the closing down done and especially so when the ball was switched to the furthest point to get the 3 in the middle to turn and press quickly and together.
I just did an hour before leaving and the circle work was still going on. A word for the keepers as they were working closest to me and working hard and very well often drawing a little applause from the watching crowd.That's Les Chapman and a security guy! As I left I got a quick look at two players working away with physios. Javi Garcia and Samir Nasri. Samir looking especially good to me.I could see 2 weeks being at least a possibility as his movement and flexibility ( at least to my untrained eye) was more than I would have expected.


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If the ethics of hacking celebrities' e-mail accounts doesn't stop you from doing it, perhaps a decade-long jail sentence will.
On Monday, a Florida man found guilty of gaining access to 50 e-mail accounts—including those of Scarlett Johansson, Mila Kunis, Renee Olstead, and others—was sentenced on federal charges to 10 years in jail. Chaney pled guilty to nine counts of "aggravated identity theft," "wiretapping," and other crimes earlier this year.
The judge in the case was S. James Otero, who also ordered Christopher Chaney to pay over $66,000 restitution. Otero said the defendant's actions constituted a "callous disregard to the victims."
Ars detailed his tactics—which mostly consisted of getting the password reset and having copies mirrored to another e-mail account—back in March 2012.
"Illegal wiretapping gave Mr. Chaney access to every e-mail sent to more than four dozen victims, and allowed him to view their most personal information," said United States Attorney André Birotte Jr., in a statement.
"Mr. Chaney is responsible for causing dozens of illegally obtained, private photographs to be posted on the Internet, where they were available for all to see. This case is a sobering reminder that cybercrime poses a very real threat to every American, and everyone should take steps to safeguard their identities and personal information on the Internet."


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Shops can promote the 4 items any way they choose. Team members can promote by adding the 4 items to their favorites, making a treasury, sharing on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest , other social media, and any other way they can think of. Team members who have promoted the other shops have an increased chance of their shop being chosen for the next round.
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Hi I'm Amy. In my shop I offer a variety of crocheted items and occasionally I list vintage crochet & knitting pattern books. I enjoy working on custom orders. My customers often come up with the best creative ideas; and sometimes offer me the challenge of creating something I've never done before. It's always satisfying to take a piece of yarn and create something new from it.


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What is PHPfileNavigator?
PHPfileNavigator is state-of-the-art, open source web based application to complete manage your files and folders. It provides a powerful, reliable and easy web file management with a lots of cool features. Easy to install and configure, you can administrate your files and folders as easy as in your hard drive and access with strong security all over the net.


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NBC announced yesterday that Chris Martin, Coldplay's frontman and husband of Gwyneth Paltrow will be joining The Voice as an advisor to the competitors and the judges. I don't watch The Voice, not even one episode. I'm told however that it's the best of all the talent searches. Fine. But it's still a reality show, right? Does it seem off-brand. Or is this exactly on-brand?
I remember reading a quote from Gwyneth Paltrow a few years ago about her getting pissy when Coldplay was once described as elevator music. Martin has always seemed to aspire more to Radiohead. Being on The Voice however is a lot closer to Maroon 5 than to Radiohead, don't you think? But maybe it is kinda cute, to some, that the Paltrow-Martins are guest starring on their own his and hers tv shows. It's so totally LA, which is where they live now. As you know, Gwyneth is returning to Glee. This time she's singing Pharrell's Happy.


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The reality of Browser Ballot Screen
Windows 7 Browser Ballot Screen went live for European Union, and as expected Microsoft is not ready to lose the game so easily. Microsoft is tracking user clicks and the algorithm to decide random appearance of browsers is also being criticized.
Now, Download Squad has revealed another fact about Browser ballot screen: 5 out of 7 'secondary' browsers featuring in ballot screen use Microsoft's Trident rendering engine! A comment posted by richquick in a forum has attracted attention towards this fact. Avant, Green Browser, Maxton, Slim and Sleipnir use the Trident engine, and hence 6 (including IE) out of 12 (i.e.; 50%) browsers provided through the Browser ballot screen are powered by Microsoft technology.
Firefox, Flock and K-Melon run on Gecko, the open source browser rendering engine developed by Mozilla. Moreover, Sleipnir provides an option to switch to Gecko, and Maxthon is planning to support WebKit in future.
Adblock Plus is the Best Open Source Firefox add-on
Firefox add-on Adblock Plus is the most essential tool to browse internet safely. Recently , Adblock Plus has been awarded the Linux Media Award for the best open source Firefox extension. Congratulations to Wladimir Palant! :)
Google Chrome gets Geolocation capabilities
Google Chrome dev channel has integrated geolocation APIs. It will help "location-aware" websites to track visitor's geographical information and serve content accordingly.
Firefox Personas Are Coming To AMO Soon
Mozilla has decide to upgrade Personas by migrating the entire gallery to addons.mozilla.org (AMO). Moving to the AMO will integrate Personas with the Firefox ecosystem to a greater extent. Featuring in AMO will enable many existing AMO features with the Personas; like ratings and reviews, usage statistics, designer profiles for developers, support for more languages, tagging and searching etc.
Mozilla is also planning to add more new features to the Personas, like:
- Theme capability
- Dynamic Personas
- Personas for subwindows
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For most of us, our memories of the past function quite a lot like a good "oldies" radio station. We remember lots of good moments from our past, while much of the ordinary and mundane have been swept away over time.
When I think back to my own past, I tend to almost entirely remember the good moments. If I think for a while, I might recall some of the lesser times in my past, but at first glance, it's mostly filled with good thoughts.
I remember the great coworkers and the intellectual joy of my previous work, not the bureaucracy and the frayed family life.
I remember the intellectual curiosity, friendships, and self-determination of my college years, not the challenging nights of studying and the long periods of self-doubt and uncertainty about my future.
I also tend to remember a lot of the peak experiences of my heavy spending years. I remember our overseas travel and my heavy indulgence into expensive hobbies (like golfing and video games). I don't remember the periods of uncertainty, the fear of not having enough money to pay the bills, and the constant sense of not having any sort of real long-term direction or hope. I can recall them if I specifically think back to that period for a while, but it's not part of what I initially think about when I think about my life then.
It's because of that "nostalgia fade" that I often think fondly about those overspending days. I remember the joy I had playing golf and buying golf clubs and buying video games and so on. I think fondly about the hotel room Sarah and I shared that overlooked Hyde Park in London. I'll remember those moments when I seemed to spend freely and without worry.
In those moments, I often find myself tempted to fall back into bad routines. Those are the moments when I can easily talk myself into a bad purchase or even into a sequence of them. Those are the moments when virtually every spending mistake I make occurs.
The truth is that day-to-day life is pretty mundane. The normal days of our lives are the ones that will fade away in the mists of time.
It's often tempting to think that we need to "treat" ourselves in order to make a mundane day a little bit better or a little bit more memorable. We remember those "peaks" from our past and compare them to the mundane today and today seems lacking. Wouldn't a small purchase remedy that?
No, it won't.
I have no problem with spending money to make a truly great experience. If you're going out for your tenth anniversary dinner with your spouse, splurge! If you're going on a once-in-a-lifetime trip, splurge! Make those great experiences as memorable as possible!
On the flip side of that, you have today, which is likely a pretty ordinary day. It's going to melt away with the passage of time, just like any other day. Spending money on a "special" treat isn't going to make today memorable or special. Whether you spend money on that treat or not, it's going to fade into the woodwork, just like any other average day will.
What will happen is that if you splurge a bit on most of those ordinary days is that you won't be able to splurge for those peak experiences.
Buy a yummy coffee every morning and you've burnt up the cost of a trip. Buy a book or two each week instead of hitting the library and you've devoured a down payment on your dream home.
And what do you get for that? Those little experiences fade away pretty quickly, just like the forgettable songs fade away from regular radio play. The only problem is that you've spent your means to do the big, memorable things.
I've found two ways to make all of this easier.
First, I keep my eye on the big, memorable things I want in the future. Sure, sometimes I think about the past, but I try hard to keep my focus on what's ahead rather than what's behind me. I want a home in the country. I want to take my children to every continent. I want to walk away from work when I'm still young and reasonably healthy.
Second, I view a day as being a big success if I spend as little as possible. I try to save my spending for special occasions. An ordinary day doesn't need me to buy a special perk to make it "special." An ordinary day feels pretty good if I accomplish a few things and I keep my spending as low as possible, but it's still an ordinary day, and it will still be an ordinary day if I splurge a little.
I derive part of the joy of an ordinary day from not spending money because I know it puts a piece in place for the big things I dream of down the road.
As for memories? I know that today won't possibly match the big memories of my past. Instead, today is much like the thousands of days in my life that I've forgotten about. I just hope that I can use today to build another one of those big moments.


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Center: Head Coach Jodi Murphy. Clockwise from top left: Natalie Barr, Serena Barr, Hannah Jones and Ann Jefferis.
After leading the Liberty Lady Flames field hockey squad to its first NorPac Conference title and a berth in the NCAA Tournament, head coach Jodi Murphy was tabbed the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) University Division Coach of the Year. Additionally, sisters Natalie and Serena Barr garnered first team all-state honors, while Hannah Jones and Ann Jefferis were placed on the second team.
Murphy, the NorPac Co-Coach of the Year, led a young Liberty team to a program record 17 win season. The Lady Flames won their second consecutive NorPac East Division title after posting a perfect 8-0 division mark. In two years in the conference, Murphy's team has posted a combined 15-1 tally against division opponents. Liberty won a program-best 12 straight contests, the last of which came against No. 10 Stanford in the NorPac Championship title game. The Lady Flames' 2-1 upset of the Cardinal punched their first-ever ticket to the NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship.
Natalie Barr adds her second consecutive first team all-state honor to her list of postseason plaudits this season. The sophomore was tabbed to the Longstreth/NFHCA Division I All-South Region first team, becoming the first Lady Flame in program history to earn that honor. Barr was also named the NorPac East Division Offensive Player of the Year and was placed on the all-conference and NorPac all-tournament squads. The forward paced the Lady Flames and the conference with 49 points and 19 goals this season. The sophomore also added 11 assists, 106 shots, five game-winning goals and three defensive saves. Barr finished the season ranked eighth in the nation in points per game (2.23) and 13th in goals per game (0.86).
Joining her sister on the first team, Serena Barr becomes just the second Lady Flame ever to earn first team all-state recognition. The NorPac's Maria Whitehead Rookie of the Year and all-conference honoree, Barr posted 27 points on nine goals and nine assists this season. The freshman finished third in the league in points and assists and fourth in goals. Barr helped lead a defensive unit which ranked third in the country in goals-against average (0.95) and 10th in shutouts per game (0.36).
Jones earns the first all-state honor of her young career. The sophomore was also tabbed to the NorPac all-conference squad this season. Jones helped guide Liberty to a single-season program record eight shutouts and a goals-against average which ranked third nationally. The Mechanicsburg, Pa., native also was a big contributor on the Lady Flames' penalty corner attacking unit. Serving as one of the team's primary inserters, Jones notched eight goals this season on just ten shots. Jones also tallied five assists and ranked eighth in the league in total points (21).
Jefferis concludes her Liberty career with her first all-state second-team honor. Jefferis also earned the second Longstreth/NFHCA Division I All-South Region second-team honor of her career on Nov. 19. The Harleysville, Pa., native notched a single-season program record six shutouts, a number which ranked her second in the league. Jefferis surrendered just 19 goals this season and ranked third in the nation in goals-against average (0.95). Jefferis finished the year with 60 saves and a .759 save percentage, which was good for 21st in the country. The redshirt senior was at her best in the NorPac Championship, earning tournament MVP honors after surrendering just two goals in three games. The goalkeeper tallied six saves in the final game against Stanford, helping lead Liberty to the title.
Virginia's Elly Buckley and Lucy Hyams earned all-state Player and Rookie of the Year honors, respectively. Richmond led the state with five players earning inclusion on either the first or second team. Liberty had the second most all-state honorees with four, followed by Virginia and Old Dominion with three each.
Player of the Year Elly Buckley – Virginia
Coach of the Year Jodi Murphy – Liberty
Rookie of the Year Lucy Hyams – Virginia
VaSID All-State First Team Natalie Barr – Liberty Serena Barr – Liberty Rebecca Barry – Richmond Elly Buckley – Virginia Amy Cooke – Richmond Stacey de Grandhomme – Longwood Lucy Hyams – Virginia Christy Longacre – Old Dominion Kelsey Smither – Old Dominion Rosario Villagra – Old Dominion Anna Zarkoski – Richmond
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John Holdren says, "as the President's science and technology advisor, it is my duty to ensure that when science is relevant to policy-making, the very best science—and the best thinking about that science—is at the table for consideration on its merits." But the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy director appears to have been cut out of the action when Obama and his political appointees set science integrity aside in killing the science-based EPA smog rule until after the 2012 election. Likewise when the administration politically overruled a science-based decision by the Food and Drug Administration on the availability of the Plan B contraceptive. And the jury is still out on whether Dr. Holdren can get Obama to lead the public in talking about climate change.
There remain significant questions about the strength and limits of Obama's commitment to scientific integrity, especially in cases when the science might be inconvenient for policymaking and political messaging. I discussed this problem at some length in a recent article in Index on Censorship – "Smog Rules" – on Obama, scientific integrity, and environmental policy.
Where was scientific integrity in the Plan B decision?
The Washington Post reported January 8 (January 7 online):
'Morning-after pill' advocates take their case to Obama's science adviser
By David Brown
Advocates for unfettered access to the "morning-after pill" Plan B One-Step took their case to President Obama's chief science adviser Friday, asking him to find out the basis for the administration's controversial decision last month to continue requiring that young teens get the drug only by prescription.
In brief presentations wedged into a meeting of the President's Council of Advisers on Science and Technology, five experts decried Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius's rejection of the Food and Drug Administration's move to make Plan B available over the counter.
"We are asking you to work with us . . . to readdress this decision, find out how it was made and why," Wayne C. Shields told John P. Holdren, the chairman of the council. Shields is president of the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals, a trade organization with offices in Washington. …
It is not clear what influence, if any, Dr. Holdren had over HHS Secretary Sebelius's decision. We'll see if we can find out. My sense is that he was probably not consulted, and that if he had been, he probably would have supported FDA Administrator Hamburg's decision to approve Plan B for over-the-counter availability, in accord with the clearly expressed advice of the FDA science advisory group. The Post has this:
As Obama's adviser for science and technology, Holdren has no direct influence over either Sebelius or FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg. … Holdren told the speakers: "I will communicate the concerns that were expressed here to my boss." He also addressed the issue of scientific integrity.
"What scientific integrity requires is that the clearest and most objective evidence be made available" to decision-makers, he said. "That does not necessarily guarantee that the scientific findings alone will determine the outcome."
Fair enough on that last point, but it seems to be an indirect admission that Sebelius in fact made a political decision (while offering a science-y sounding rationale for it). The FDA put science on the table, and the Obama administration political apparatus set it aside. Obama was able to hide behind Sebelius on a decision that appears to be essentially an election-campaign attempt to head off Republican criticism and perhaps limit damage with Catholic voters. I believe Sebelius would not make such a precedent-setting, FDA-science-overriding decision without a go-ahead from the White House.
For concise and solidly-argued views on the problems with the Plan B decision, and the potential slippery-slope danger in Obama setting a precedent for allowing politics to overrule an FDA science-based decision, see:
"With the Plan B decision, the Obama administration broke its promise" (Washington Post op-ed, December 2011, 2010,
by Susan F. Wood)
"Free the F.D.A." (New York Times op-ed, December 13, 2011, by Daniel Carpenter)
"Politics and the Morning-After Pill" (New York Times editorial, December 7, 2011)
Where was scientific integrity in the decision to kill the smog rule?
On September 2, 2011, President Obama rejected a proposed Environmental Protection Agency regulation under the Clean Air Act that would have set a scientifically-based health standard requiring substantial reductions in emissions of smog-causing pollutants. The new rule, following the recommendations of EPA science advisers, would have strengthened a weaker standard set at the end of the Bush administration. Ground-level ozone pollution, or smog, can cause lung damage, breathing difficulties, and heart problems. The EPA's own analysis had found that the health benefits of the proposed new standard would outweigh industry's regulatory compliance costs. EPA administrator Lisa Jackson had made pushing through a tough new clean air standard for ozone one of the key initiatives of her tenure. That initiative is now on hold until after the 2012 presidential election.
Notwithstanding the Clean Air Act requirement that the EPA set a health and science-based standard, with economic costs to be considered only at the stage of state-level implementation plans, the White House decision to direct the EPA to pull down its smog rule did not pretend to be based on science. In fact, it flew in the face of the scientific evidence on the health effects of ozone pollution. Rather, Obama sided with Republican and industry complaints that the smog rule would impose a costly regulatory burden and hinder job creation under conditions of high unemployment and a shaky economic recovery. Thus, he capitulated to the 'environment versus jobs' framing, lending legitimacy to the view that pits the economy against public health and environmental protection. The president of the American Petroleum Institute, the chief lobbying arm of the US oil industry, praised the decision.
The Wall Street Journal reported that the White House Office of Management and Budget regulatory czar Cass Sunstein and Obama's White House Chief of Staff William Daley had teamed up to kill the smog rule. A record of meetings on the OMB website reveals that, on August 16, 2011, Sunstein, Daley and other White House officials met with representatives of the US Chamber of Commerce, the American Chemistry Council, the National Petrochemical and Refiners Association, the American Petroleum Institute, the National Association of Manufacturers, the American Forest and Paper Association and the Business Roundtable to discuss reconsideration of the ozone air quality standard – just 17 days before Obama rejected the new rule. While the Clean Air Act assigns statutory authority to promulgate air quality standards to the EPA – not to the OMB or White House political staff – the EPA was clearly outgunned in this company.
For the public record of who was at the meeting when corporate power leaned on the Obama administration to kill the smog rule, see, on the Office of Management and Budget website: Meeting Record Regarding: Reconsideration of the 2008 Ozone Primary and Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards Rule. I note that Dr. Holdren is not listed among the participants in this meeting, although the rulemaking under consideration was clearly science-based, and although five other White House offices were represented at the meeting.
How can Dr. Holdren, as he says, "ensure that when science is relevant to policy-making, the very best science—and the best thinking about that science—is at the table for consideration on its merits," if he is not at the table when the likes of Bill Daley and Cass Sunstein are teaming up with the top corporate polluters to trash a science-based rulemaking?
And, on climate change, when will we see the "major speech from the President that puts all this together in a very forceful way"?
In concluding some questioning of Dr. Holdren at the White House Climate Change Adaptation Summit in May 2010 I asked: "When will the President really give a speech to the American people that's about the climate change problem as such?"
In replying, Dr. Holdren said:
"[I]f we do not accept that climate change is an enormously important dimension of the energy challenge that we face, and larger environmental challenges that we face, we will not put into the legislation that we need, the key ingredient that we need. The President is well aware of that.
"I certainly expect that there will be, at some point, going forward, I can't tell you for certain when that will be, there will be a major speech from the President that puts all this together in a very forceful way. The fact is, it's true – it's not enough that I'm out there saying it, that Steve Chu is out there saying it, that Jane Lubchenco's out there saying it. It's far, far more powerful when the President is out there saying it, and he will do that.
"Again, I talk to him regularly about this, he talks about it to the cabinet. The President understands with crystal clarity what a big deal this is …
Still waiting, three years into the Administration.
I do hope, once he is back at Harvard and the Obama administration is history, that Dr. Holdren will write a candid memoir about his experiences in the White House when science collided with the realities of politics. That would be a public service.


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TORONTO - Ontario's Ministry of Health says an E. coli outbreak that's already sickened people in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick has also made itself felt closer to home.
Ministry spokesman David Jensen says there are four confirmed cases of E. coli in the province, adding the patients became ill in late December.
Jensen says lab tests have confirmed the cases are linked to others in the Maritimes, adding the strain of E. coli is somewhat rare.
Jensen says officials don't know what's caused the outbreak and are continuing to investigate.
He says Ontario is working closely with officials in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, as well as the Public Health Agency of Canada.
Officials in Nova Scotia have reported 10 cases of E. coli, while six cases have been documented in New Brunswick.
The strain of E. coli reported in those provinces is the same one found in the Walkerton, Ont., water disaster in 2000 that killed seven people.
Symptoms of the gastro-intestinal illness include severe cramps, bloody diarrhea and vomiting.


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1. It sounds as if the person is working very hard to handle whatever comes into her in-tray so it doesn't accumulate a large amount of unhandled work. The use of "tray" makes it sound like a desk in an office. If it were e-mail, would most likely use "box".Originally Posted by catie
2. That makes little sense. I would guess that the person means that exercise needs to be balanced with eating.
3. Alcohol units is strange. I assume that means drinks. This person has 14 drinks at a New Year's Eve party, but is rationalizing it as spread over two days, since the party continued past midnight on the first day.


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For something that initially started as a progression to the first coming of punk, new-wave seems to have been around for three decades now, yet still gets cited as some revolutionary musical genre.
Why should I care? Well, doublejo(H)ngrey have found themselves masqueraded under this banner, and while that isn't a bad thing in itself, it doesn't really do the band any justice either.
While they obviously eschew the spirit of Manchester from back in the day - 'All Greetings Are Goodbyes' and 'Everybody's Dancing' both feel like they wouldn't have been out of place on New Order's Movement record - there's also an element of their sound that is firmly focused on the crowded, sweaty confines of an all-night party dancefloor - take 'Broadcast' for example - yet unlike some of the artists who've found themselves propelled into the public eye this year, doublejo(H)ngrey don't make it sound forced and overblown, but more instinctive and natural.
Whether these macabre tales of northern grit catch on in the capital's glo-stick waving caverns remains to be seen, but if it's a beat 'n' bass-laden nightfest for me of an evening, I know which lot I'd trust.
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Another journalist in Mexico murdered apparently for doing her job too well.
New York, April 30, 2012–Authorities must immediately investigate the murder of Mexican journalist Regina Martínez Pérez, determine the motive, and ensure the perpetrators are brought to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
The body of Martínez was found in her home on Saturday evening in Xalapa, the capital of the Gulf Coast state of Veracruz, according to news reports. She had been badly beaten around the face and ribs and had been strangled to death, news reports said. The state attorney general, Amadeo Flores Espinoza, said in a news briefing that it appeared her TV, cellphones, and computer had been stolen.
Martínez had worked for the national magazine Proceso for more than 10 years and was known for her in-depth reporting on drug cartels and the links between organized crime and government officials. In the week before her murder, she covered the arrest of an allegedly high-ranking leader of the Zetas; the arrests of nine police officers charged with working for a cartel; and the story of a local mayor who was arrested with other alleged cartel gunmen after a shootout with the Mexican Army, according to news reports.
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What the Tabloids Taught Us While Waiting In Line This Week
We had some time to read the tabs while we were waiting in line to buy dietary supplements and ranch dressing this week and here's what we learned from In Touch, Star, Us Weekly, National Enquirer and Life & Style.
As ever, avoiding the express line has had its privileges.
In Touch
- Kris Jenner's dirtiest secrets have been exposed. Secrets? This woman has secrets? Unless they involve alien probing, she's already paid to air them on at least two reality shows.
- Selena Gomez has been getting her revenge by spilling Justin Bieber's secrets. Again with the secrets. Thanks, Selena. Like we didn't already know way too much about the Biebs. What did we ever do to you?
- A new tell-all reveals that Tom Cruise has magic powers. Like making some people believe he's actually sane and likes girls.
- Ice-T and Coco want a baby, but are they ready? If Coco will be breast-feeding, she's ready for an Octomom-sized litter.
- Angelina Jolie is pregnant with what will be the couple's seventh child. First all the fake pregnancy rumors involving Brat Pitt's ex Jennifer Aniston, and now this. He sure does make women fake fertile.
- Justin Bieber has been involved in drugs, lies and cheating. See? We told you we knew too much.
- Jennifer Lopez is in pain because she is so tormented by Ben Affleck's success. A friend of Lopez's said she overheard the singer scream into her pillow, "AND I HAD TO SUFFER THROUGH 'GIGLI'?!"
- Tiger Woods has a new celebrity girlfriend. People who know the golfer say that after a bad slice and a blow to the head, he often confuses the words "celebrity" and "stripper."
Us Weekly
- Adrienne Maloof of 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' claims Brandi Glansville tried to destroy her family in a fight that TV couldn't show. Most viewers admit they wish that all of 'RHoBH' was something TV couldn't show.
- Khloe Kardashian-Odom says that husband Lamar never cheated on her. He's not stupid. Most NBA stars don't actually marry their retirement accounts, so he has to be nice to his.
- Kelly Osbourne is secretly engaged. Well, not anymore.
- In a 'Teen Mom' train wreck, one of the teen moms says she won't give her baby up. None of her family members or friends have the heart to tell her it's not a puppy.
National Enquirer
- Michelle Obama had a jealous blowup over the President and a Hollywood beauty. Witnesses say she then exploded with laughter and said to the slight woman, "I could crush your head with my bicep. Carry on."
- Barbara Walters had a dramatic brain injury after a horrific fall. And just like that, she could pronounce Rs and her career was ruined.
- Rachael Ray was involved in a swingers club sex scandal. Her publisher intends to release the resulting "how to" book for scandal-starved housewives by next winter.
- Drugs are destroying Michael J. Fox. If those drugs are responsible for his hilarious Taylor Swift diss, we'll all for 'em. In fact, we'll buy more and see what he says about everyone else.
Life & Style
- Khloe Kardashian-Odom says she has experienced the worst week of her life. She says she now knows what we all felt like every time we watched her on 'X-Factor.'
- Jessica Simpson has passed on exclusive baby news that begins with "It's a ..." And ends with "... puppy! Take THAT, Teen Moms!"
- Katy Perry and John Mayer might be moving in together already. Only seeing her on nights and weekends has left him with a lack of embarrassing quotes for interviews.
- 'Bachelor' Sean is being duped. That one-armed woman on the show is actually a Bond villain.


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3/17/13 First swarm. 77520
But! This swarm had been in the tree 6 months!
Nothing in 2013.
3/17/13 First swarm. 77520
But! This swarm had been in the tree 6 months!
Nothing in 2013.
Julysun elevation 23 feet. 4 Hives, 2 years.
First swarm of the season, 3/21/13. Frisco TX, nice basketball size swarm
3-22-13, 76520 Large swarm
Caught a swarm this afternoon 3/31, 5:30 pm
Frisco, TX 75078
Zip 75078, Frisco, Tx...5PM april 1st
April 1st-central Texas 77855-hived a swarm 6:00 PM.
Hived a swarm yesterday from my backyard.
4-10-13 four swarm calls today. the biggest was six pounds the smallest was about three pounds.
Two of the big swarms were from the same hive combined weight of both were 13 pounds. plus hive in attic it must be massive waiting on reply on cut out.
4/10/13, 76567, small swarm six feet off ground on a small sapling.
4/11/13, 76520, medium size swarm chest high after backing the truck under it.
Get a call about a front end loader knocking a tree over full of bees. Show up and the tree is split open with all the comb exposed so this will be and easy cut out. Get suited up and the next door neighbors are saying there is a bunch of bees gathering in a tree in their front yard I go to investigate and sure enough a swarm. Two hives for one trip what a great day for beekeeping!
got another today 4/16
plus a removal
Medium swarm 76567
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April 7, 2013 Zip 78645 basketball sized swarm in a small oak tree in a lady's front yard. Sorry I'm late with this.... forgot to post at the time.
04/22/13 two more swarms today
6th one this year, 75078
76520, Medium swarm 10feet up had to vacuum no problems.
76520, Small swarm on porch easy catch.
5-15-13 Sherman Texas swarm fill a five frame jester ez nuc.
76520, Giant swarm two hour ago